Fast bowler Seth Rance has been named replacement for Adam Milne, who injured his foot and is ruled out of the ODI series and the upcoming T20s against West Indies. Milne felt discomfort in his left foot while landing to bowl and will continue to be evaluated, a New Zealand Cricket release said. Milne did not play in the first ODI that New ...

Pakistani cricketers are ‘safe and happy’ in Uganda despite reports claiming the cricketers are stranded, spin maestro Saeed Ajmal said in a video message . Ajmal is part of a Pakistani contingent currently in the East African nation, where a Twenty20 league they were supposed to participate in was cancelled just a few matches into the tournament over a financial ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is looking into details of the incident in Uganda related to AfroT20 league but added that negotiating terms of the agreement wasn’t the responsibility of PCB. Several Pakistani players, including Saeed Ajmal, Imran Khan and Yasir Hameed, were scheduled to take part in Uganda’s Afro T20 League, however, the league ...

Ellyse Perry, the Australian all-rounder, won the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint award for the Women’s Cricketer of the Year, while team mate and opening bat Beth Mooney was named the T20I and Emerging Player of the Year. New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite walked away with the ODI honours. The 27-year-old has had a phenomenal year personally which in turn has helped ...

London: The English city of Birmingham was on Thursday confirmed as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after a troubled bidding process. “We warmly congratulate Birmingham and England on today´s announcement — it is a defining moment for this truly Commonwealth city,” Commonwealth Games Federation president Louise Martin told a press conference at Birmingham´s Arena Academy. The Games were ...

In the first quarter final of Pakistan Open Mens’ Squash Championship, top seed Marwan El Shorbagy of Egypt outclassed his compatriot Mazen Hesham in straight sets with the game score 11/8, 11/8, 11/6 and qualified for the semi finals of the championship. He displayed superb stroke play in the match and offered no opportunity to his fellow countryman to comeback ...

Top seed Annie Au and Sivasangari Subramaniam reached the final of Chief of Air Staff International Women Squash Championship being played at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad. The 1st Semi Final was a thrilling match between Top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong and Rowan Elaraby of Egypt. The first game was a nail biter however Annie Au managed to win ...

Punjab teams’ training camps for the preparation of Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games remained continue at various venues on Thursday. It’s worth mentioning that Punjab teams’ training camps are under progress at several venues in Lahore under the directives of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan.

LAHORE : Secretary Sports Muhammad Aamir Jan expressed grave concern on the delay of development projects of Lahore and warned the contractors to complete the remaining work as early as possible otherwise strict action will be taken against them, he issued strict warning during his meeting with contractors of Lahore Division at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Deputy Secretary Planning ...

KARACHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has raised an objection to the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) decision of giving Pakistan hosting rights for Asian Emerging Nations Cup next year. Reliable sources confirmed   that while the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused to change its mind on holding the event in Pakistan, the matter has now been ...